AP PhotoChris Wilcox has the worst turnover rate on the Pistons.The Pistons haven't played in a couple of days, there hasn't been a whole lot of news out there, so let's look at some of the interesting random early-season stats, keeping in mind that these mean very little and are from an incredibly small sample size.

The Defense: The Pistons' defense this season has largely been due to the fact that they play at a slow pace and limit the number to possessions in the game, making it difficult for even potent offensive teams to score as much as they normally do. But they've also held several opponents to low shooting percentages, showing that pace alone does not explain the solid defense.

But the best defenders this season might be a bit of a surprise (two won't). Here are the top five in individual defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions):

Brown/Wallace have always been good individual defenders, so no surprise there. But I think most assumed Daye would struggle defensively because of his frame, while Villanueva, Stuckey and Maxiell have never been known for being particularly interested defenders.

I noted that Villanueva seemed to be expending a lot of energy, even if it wasn't instinctive, at the defensive end against Orlando, but the stats show that Charlie V is not the only one.

In the NBA, few guys can be legitimately called 'great' defenders. The difference between average and below average is simply effort. NBA players can all get their shots, good defense or not, the key is just making them work hard for it, and the Pistons have done that so far.

Ben Gordon's offense: Gordon's statistically been one of the better per-minute scorers in the league throughout his career, he's just typically played fewer minutes that elite scorers as a sixth man in Chicago.

This season, he's among the league leaders in minutes played, and his stats should make him All-Star worthy should he keep up the pace. He's averaging 24 points per game, tied for 10th in the league.

His offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions), 123.4, puts him 15th in the league, and while he won't maintain that pace all season, he'll certainly remain among the league's best (and I have a feeling Mareese Speights and Erick Dampier, among others, will fall out of the top 15 with a few more games under their belts).

Gordon is also 10th in the league in win shares, and his company in that stat is a bit more impressive. The only names in front of him: Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Brandon Roy and Kobe Bryant.

Chris Wilcox: For no particular reason, he was my favorite signing of the offseason. I watched him in Seattle/OKC a bit, loved his athleticism and thought he could be the next reclamation project for Joe Dumars.

That, um, hasn't went so well. But it has provided some pretty funny early season numbers:

- Wilcox's Player Efficiency Rating (PER): -11.1

- Turnover percentage (turnovers per 100 plays): 36.3

- 7.7 fouls on average per 36 minutes played

But like I said, he's a player I had high hopes for, so I'll throw him a bone: his defensive rebounding percentage (percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while on the floor) is 21.1 percent, second on the team to Ben Wallace.

Big men and turnovers: Wilcox has the worst turnover percentage on the team. But the four worst are all bigs, and the numbers are ugly:

- Wilcox, 36.3 percent

- Maxiell, 35.6 percent

- Wallace, 21.3 percent

- Brown, 20.3 percent

Typically point guards lead teams in turnovers. Will Bynum is highest among the guards at 16 percent, which isn't great, but is certainly better than Wilcox/Maxiell turning it over on more than a third of their possessions.